RASFF – lead (0.3; 0.38 mg/kg – ppm) and high count of Escherichia coli (29000 CFU/g) in frozen venison goulash from Spain in Austria
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USA – Kentucky E. coli O103 Outbreak Rises to 44 Sick, TN, OH, GA Included
The Kentucky E. coli O103 outbreak has now risen to 44 sick, as of April 3, 2019, according to news reports. Six people have been hospitalized in this outbreak, but there is no mention if any have developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a type of kidney failure that can cause strokes. And there are 20 pending cases that are not yet lab-confirmed.
Namibia -Shellfish Poisoning Halts Oyster, Mussel Exports – DSP
OYSTER and black mussel producers who mainly export to Asia have stopped harvesting and exporting since last week after routine tests revealed the delicacies were contaminated with ‘diarrhoeatic shellfish poisoning’ (DSP), which can make people very sick.
The fisheries ministry issued an alert last week, warning people not to eat oysters or mussels from Lüderitz and Walvis Bay.
Chief fisheries biologist Frikkie Botes said such spells of contamination, which is a seasonal occurrence – mainly during summer from October to April – result in the shellfish industry suffering economic losses.
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USA – E. coli O103 Outbreak in Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, and Indiana
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The E. coli O103 outbreak originally announced in Kentucky yesterday apparently also has sickened people living in Tennessee, Ohio, and Indiana, according to news reports. Twenty confirmed cases are in Kentucky, and one each in the other states for a total of 23 ill. Most of the illnesses occurred between March 5 and 25, 2019.
USA – Kentucky E. coli O103 Outbreak Linked to Fast Food Consumption
An E. coli O103 outbreak in Kentucky has been linked to fast food consumption, according to a release from the Kentucky Department for Public Health. The Kentucky E. coli outbreak has sickened at least 19 people. Those illnesses have been confirmed by the Kentucky Department of Public Health. The release is intended for doctors and lab providers, so they are alert to patients who present with acute diarrheal illness
RASFF Alerts – STEC E.coli – Steak Tartare – Chilled Lamb – Cheese -Bovine Meat
RASFF – shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (O111; vtx1+ /25g) in steak tartare from Poland in Slovakia
RASFF – shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (stx+ eae+) in chilled lamb from the Netherlands, slaughtered in Belgium in Belgium
RASFF – shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (O26 stx+ eae+ /25g) in cheese (Crottin de Chavignol) from France in Belgium
RASFF – shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli (O26 stx+ eae+ /25g) in partly chilled and partly frozen bovine meat from Belgium in Belgium
RASFF Alert – Histamine – Chilled Mackerel
RASFF – histamine (260 mg/kg – ppm) in chilled mackerel from France in Belgium
RASFF Alert – Bacillus cereus – Whole Black Pepper
RASFF – Bacillus cereus (1300 CFU/g) in and microbial contamination (> 300000 CFU/g) of whole black pepper from Brazil in Italy
RASFF Alerts – Ochratoxin A – Organic Raisins – Wholemeal Rye Flour
RASFF Alerts – Aflatoxin – Organic Pistachios – Groundnuts – Groundnut Kernels – Watermelon Seeds – Brown Rice
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 948; Tot. = 1253 µg/kg – ppb) in organic pistachios from Italy in Switzerland
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 27; Tot. = 30 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts kernels from India in the Netherlands
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 49.06; Tot. = 56.68 µg/kg – ppb) in pistachios from Iran, via Turkey in Italy
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 2.7 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from the United States in the Netherlands
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 10; Tot. = 10 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts in shell from China in the Netherlands
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 6.3; Tot. = 6.9 µg/kg – ppb) in blanched groundnuts from the United States in the Netherlands
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 21; Tot. = 80 µg/kg – ppb) in organic blanched groundnuts from China in the Netherlands
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 7.4 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from the United States in the Netherlands
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 8.3; Tot. = 9.6 µg/kg – ppb) in blanched groundnuts from the United States in the Netherlands
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 3.1 µg/kg – ppb) in blanched groundnuts from the United States in the Netherlands
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 32; Tot. = 62 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnut kernels from Argentina in the Netherlands
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 27; Tot. = 33 µg/kg – ppb) in groundnuts from the United States in the Netherlands
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 36; Tot. = 69) in groundnut kernels from Argentina in the Netherlands
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 24.7; Tot. = 30.4 / B1 = 25.2; Tot. = 29.8 / B1 = 29.8; Tot. = 31.1 µg/kg – ppb) in blanched groundnuts from China in Lithuania
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 6.6; Tot. = 7.3 µg/kg – ppb) in watermelon seeds from Turkey in Germany
RASFF – aflatoxins (B1 = 7.1 µg/kg – ppb) in organic brown rice from unknown origin, via Germany in Austria
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